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Tuesday 13 September 2016

My Mihi

Today I stood up infront of our whole class and said my mihi, my teachers were super proud!


Friday 2 September 2016

Eric Murray and Hamish Bond


Waiting anxiously Eric Murray and Hamish Bond were worried as  they started.They started of in a good mode and started getting better.Two french men were taking the lead and they started speed down a  and Eric Murray and Hamish Bond came first place.

















Pheidippides

The Greeks were fighting the Persians and it took a long time.The Greeks won the battle. The Greeks were exhausted when the battle came to and end.Pheidippides was told to run to Athens to tell them joy we won.pheidippides was running from Marathon to Athens. Under the beating  sun Phidippides was exhausted.When Pheidippides was  running  up the mountains he was tired and he was hungry  he was also thirsty he tried to be strong. Phidippides never gave up when he was running he tried but he tried not to stop and take a break.As Pheidippides arrived at Athens With one last big effort Pheidippides shouted “Joy we won!” as Pheidippides held up a special leaf.Pheidippides lay down and dies. Pheidippides  was a great member of the Greeks he was also the fastest in the Greeks.


                                                                                                 
                     
                

Usain Bolt


When When Usain Bolt won the race he felt proud  of himself because  won the race and he represented  his country.He felt thankful for the audience for supporting him .He  felt  successful when he had won the race and sported his country also he has been waiting for this moment.
won the race he felt proud  of himself because  won the race and he represented  his country.He felt thankful for the audience for supporting him .He  felt  successful when he had won the race and sported his country also he has been waiting for this moment.






Fencing

The  Persians  and the Greeks use fencing for practicing fighting with the sword fighting.Ancient Egyptians competed in fencing a long long time ago 1190 B.C.There are no killing people now that the  people don't want to be killed and now in the Olympic they put a rubber on the tip of the  sward.Today at the Modern Olympics they get points and they get Introduce to all the people that are watching.They turn different light one turn green and one turn red the one that turns green is the one  who gets a point and the other one that turns red is the person who doesn't get  a point.The swards now much more lighter and people don't get killed they have a rubber thing on the tip of the sward so they don't get killed.Sabre, foil and Epee are all different types of swords foil is a type of sword  when you can hit your opponent.  When you use the epee you can hit anywhere on your body.  Sabre is a sword where you can hit head to hips.






The Olympic first game


The Olympics of 1896  in Athens in Greece had fourteen countries taking part with most of the athletes from Greece.This first  modern Olympic was the largest meeting of international competitors  that had ever occurred.The next Olympics held in Paris  four years later was the first to allowed women competitors.This time the Olympics where part of a much bigger event and lasted several months.





Ben Johnson

  It was the 100 meter final at the Olympic also it was 1988.It was in Brazil  also all eyes were on two men Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis.All people were watching Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson.
The gun went off and they ran as fast as they can to the end of the race .Ben Johnson was   leading the race all the other people were far  behind of Ben Johnson.Ben Johnson  he won the word record everyone was happy.
But they found out Ben Johnson was cheating by taking drugs they double ticked that he took drugs.When they found out Ben Johnson took drugs Ben Johnson was shocked and lost his medal.Carl Lewis got the gold medal he was allowed to keep the gold medal because he did not take drugs.and Ben Johnson was not allowed to compete in the Olympics again he was so shocked.




Pierre de coubertin

After a gap of hundreds of years the Olympics return to Athens in 1896.The reason behind the recreation of the Olympics was because of one man Pierre de coubertin.He admired the Greek ideals of fitness and sporting competitiveness a monk's different communities and hoped that the modern Olympic would bring country closer together.